After taking 2020 off due to the pandemic, Riot Fest is returning to Chicago for 2021. My Chemical Romance were originally supposed to headline the festival in 2020 and then again in 2021, but after again postponing their reunion tour, they won’t play Riot Fest until 2022. That left a huge gulf at the top of the 2021 poster, which has ...

It looks like Lollapalooza will take place this summer in Chicago, sources tell Variety. The festival sat last year out, naturally, but apparently the city of Chicago recently gave approval for the event to take place in Grant Park from 7/29-8/1 at near to full capacity. A lineup announcement is expected next week. A few months ago, Neal Schon s...

Pervis Staples, a founding member of the legendary gospel and soul group the Staple Singers, has died. A representative for his sister and former bandmate Mavis Staples confirmed to Rolling Stone that Pervis died on May 6 at age 85. Mavis also issued a statement: “Pervis was one of a kind — comical and downright fly. He would...

The versatile, athletic Chicago rapper Ric Wilson seems to be on a mission to push his voice in as many different directions as possible. Last year, for instance, Wilson teamed up with the producer and jazz artist Terrace Martin for the collaborative EP They Call Me Disco. Last month, he guested on “Maybe Chocolate Chips,” a ...